Government, Politics, & Issues

The legislature also failed to pass bills that would restrict transgender rights, regulate artificial intelligence and the opioid-like drug 7-OH and eliminate vehicle safety inspections.

Another measure to be decided during the August primary is a proposal to require constitutional amendments put before voters through the initiative petition process to pass in all eight congressional districts.

People Not Politicians wants a judge to compel Denny Hoskins to reject the redistricting referendum – and stop telling elections officials to implement a plan aimed at ousting Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver.

Other parts of the bill include limits on flying drones over open-air stadiums and establishing a crime for gift card fraud.

When a storm damaged thousands of homes on May 16, 2025, it accelerated a growing vacancy problem in the city's predominantly Black neighborhoods driven by decades of redlining, disinvestment and white flight.

A wide-ranging health care bill made it to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's desk Thursday, the second-to-last day of this year's legislative session.

After a Missouri Supreme Court decision Tuesday, the group People Not Politicians is urging Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to make a decision on whether its referendum on the 2025 congressional map will make the November 2026 ballot.

Proponents of the bill say the legislation is necessary to protect those who survive an attempted abortion, while opponents say it creates a hostile environment for medical workers.

The legislation echoes a regulation put in place by the attorney general's office last year.

The legislation includes many changes to state elections, including restoring voting rights to some parolees and allowing the use of campaign dollars for child care.